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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chill6x6" data-source="post: 3583601" data-attributes="member: 130888">I've had a chance to use the Noctivid 10X42 over the weekend a good bit, both Saturday and Sunday.  That is kinda strange this time of year.  Usually I'm using a 7X or 8X and that's it.  This weekend was a Leica weekend for me with the pairing of a 7X42 and the 10X42 Noctivid.  I went to a new spot for me on Saturday so one really has no idea what the birding situation will be.  Also yesterday went to a few areas I KNEW would be open so the 10X was a natural.  The more I use the Noctivids the more I like them.  Focusing is about perfect.  I know there have been some grumblngs concerning handling/design/etc.  I am finding no such problems.  Going between the UVHD+ to the NV can only be described as second nature.  I don't even think about where/how to hold/finger placement/focusing/etc....it just happens, but I'll admit I'm pretty adaptable where binoculars are concerned.  A lot has also been said about the weight of the NV.  I thought to myself more than once that it felt lighter than the specs indicate.  So I AGAIN weighed the NV- 31.5oz(with objective covers) AND the UVHD+ 27.5oz(with objective covers).  So four ounces heavier...that's not much.  The view...love it.  The FOV seems larger than the specs indicate...seriously it does.  It's at LEAST as nice as anything else I have.  Summer tanagers sure are easy to spot! HAHA!  ...but so are yellow breasted chats(you owe it to yourself to LISTEN to this birds SONG if you never have!), orchard orioles, prothonotary warblers, etc, etc.   Overall....I'd certainly re-buy!</blockquote>

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